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\n\t\t\tqi\u0101ngj\u012b<\/span>\n(qi\u0101ng\u00b7j\u012b\ngun \u00b7 striking \u2192<\/span> [shooting]<\/span>\n\u67aa\u51fb\n\u69cd\u64ca<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\u00e0n<\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} \u2192<\/span> [incident]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\n\n \u2190 Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

Gun violence is unfortunately still all over the news media. As of this writing, jw.org<\/a> is featuring the article \u201cSchool Shootings\u2014What Does the Bible Say?<\/a>\u201d. The Mandarin version<\/a> of this article uses the expression \u201cqi\u0101ngj\u012b<\/i><\/span>\n(qi\u0101ng\u00b7j\u012b\ngun \u00b7 striking \u2192<\/span> [shooting]<\/span>\n\u67aa\u51fb\n\u69cd\u64ca<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} \u2192<\/span> [incident]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d, this week\u2019s MEotW, to correspond with the English expression \u201cshooting\u201d. (\u201cXi\u00e0oyu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n(Xi\u00e0o\u00b7yu\u00e1n\nschool \u00b7 {garden \u2192 [area for special purposes]} \u2192<\/span> [school grounds]<\/span>\n\u6821\u56ed\n\u6821\u5712<\/span>)<\/span>\n\nqi\u0101ngj\u012b<\/i><\/span>\n(qi\u0101ng\u00b7j\u012b\ngun \u00b7 striking \u2192<\/span> [shooting]<\/span>\n\u67aa\u51fb\n\u69cd\u64ca<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} \u2192<\/span> [incident]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d is used to specifically correspond with \u201cschool<\/em> shooting\u201d.)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s on the Table?<\/h4>\n

Interestingly, the literal meaning of \u201c\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} [\u2192 [case (of law\/etc.); incident | record; file; set of information | plan; proposal]]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d is \u201clong, narrow table or desk\u201d. (In fact, the ABC Chinese-English Dictionary<\/i><\/a>, edited by John DeFrancis<\/a> and Victor H. Mair<\/a>, among others, says that \u201c\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} [\u2192 [case (of law\/etc.); incident | record; file; set of information | plan; proposal]]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d has a meaning, from archaeology, of \u201crectangular stand for supporting wine vessels\u201d.) At the same time, \u201c\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} [\u2192 [case (of law\/etc.); incident | record; file; set of information | plan; proposal]]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d is also used to effectively mean \u201ccase (of law\/etc.); incident | record; file; set of information | plan; proposal\u201d.<\/p>\n

This may be because a table or desk is often used to hold certain things related to a specific set of information or a specific area of concern. For example, \u201cbureau\u201d, which means \u201cdesk\u201d, is used in \u201cFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)\u201d, the name of the American federal government agency that is focused on domestic (internal to the USA) intelligence and security, while the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is focused on foreign intelligence.<\/p>\n

Perhaps unexpectedly, \u201c\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} [\u2192 [case (of law\/etc.); incident | record; file; set of information | plan; proposal]]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d appears in the word \u201cd\u00e1\u2019\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n(d\u00e1\u2019\u00b7\u00e0n\nanswering; replying \u00b7 {long, narrow table or desk \u2192 [set of information]} \u2192<\/span> [answer; reply; solution]<\/span>\n\u7b54\u6848)<\/span>\u201d, which effectively means \u201canswer; reply; solution\u201d. In \u201cd\u00e1\u2019\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n(d\u00e1\u2019\u00b7\u00e0n\nanswering; replying \u00b7 {long, narrow table or desk \u2192 [set of information]} \u2192<\/span> [answer; reply; solution]<\/span>\n\u7b54\u6848)<\/span>\u201d, \u201c\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} [\u2192 [case (of law\/etc.); incident | record; file; set of information | plan; proposal]]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d apparently literally refers to a table or desk which holds a set of information that provides an answer or reply.<\/p>\n

As shown in the MEotW post<\/a> on \u201cP\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>\u201d, \u201c\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} [\u2192 [case (of law\/etc.); incident | record; file; set of information | plan; proposal]]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d also appears in \u201cH\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/i><\/span>\n(H\u00e0n\u00b7y\u01d4\n{Han (Chinese)} \u00b7 Language \u2192<\/span> [(Modern Standard) Mandarin]<\/span>\n\u6c49\u8bed\n\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\nP\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>\n\nF\u0101ng\u2019\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n(F\u0101ng\u2019\u00b7\u00e0n\n{Direction \u2192<\/span> [Method]}<\/span> \u00b7 {Long, Narrow Table or Desk} \u2192<\/span> [Plan]}<\/span><\/span>\n\u65b9\u6848)<\/span>\u201d, an official name for P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Easier to Decipher<\/h4>\n

Sometimes \u201cqi\u0101ngj\u012b<\/i><\/span>\n(qi\u0101ng\u00b7j\u012b\ngun \u00b7 striking \u2192<\/span> [shooting]<\/span>\n\u67aa\u51fb\n\u69cd\u64ca<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} \u2192<\/span> [incident]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d is rendered as a single word. However, this blog and other P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resources render such expressions as two separate words, to make them easier to decipher and read. The following excerpt from the MEotW post<\/a> on \u201cLi\u00e1nh\u00e9 Gu\u00f3<\/i><\/span>\n((Li\u00e1n\u00b7h\u00e9\nUnited \u00b7 {Closed \u2192 [Joined]}<\/span>\n\u8054\u5408\n\u806f\u5408<\/span>)\n(Gu\u00f3\nNations<\/span>\n\u56fd\n\u570b<\/span>)\n\u2192<\/span> [United Nations]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d explains further:<\/p>\n

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Avoiding Mental Indigestion<\/h4>\n

Another thing that may be noted about the rendering \u201cLi\u00e1nh\u00e9 Gu\u00f3<\/i><\/span>\n((Li\u00e1n\u00b7h\u00e9\nUnited \u00b7 {Closed \u2192 [Joined]}<\/span>\n\u8054\u5408\n\u806f\u5408<\/span>)\n(Gu\u00f3\nNations<\/span>\n\u56fd\n\u570b<\/span>)\n\u2192<\/span> [United Nations]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d is that it has a space between \u201cLi\u00e1nh\u00e9<\/i><\/span>\n(Li\u00e1n\u00b7h\u00e9\nUnited \u00b7 {Closed \u2192<\/span> [Joined]}<\/span><\/span>\n\u8054\u5408\n\u806f\u5408<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d and \u201cGu\u00f3<\/i><\/span>\n(Nations<\/span>\n\u56fd\n\u570b<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d, whereas this expression is often rendered as the single word \u201cLi\u00e1nh\u00e9gu\u00f3<\/i><\/span>\n(Li\u00e1n\u00b7h\u00e9\u00b7gu\u00f3\nUnited \u00b7 {Closed \u2192 [Joined]} \u00b7 Nations \u2192<\/span> [United Nations]<\/span>\n\u8054\u5408\u56fd\n\u806f\u5408\u570b<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d. In this blog and in other resources that contain P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus material, such added spaces are included in certain expressions so that they are easier to parse (mentally digest and separate into meaningful parts) and read.<\/p>\n

Regarding differing P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> renderings, the MEotW post<\/a> for \u201cdi\u01cenli\u00e0ng<\/i><\/span>\n(di\u01cen\u00b7li\u00e0ng\n{dot \u2192 [light (v<\/i>); ignite]} \u00b7 {to be bright} [\u2192 [illuminate; shine light on]]<\/span>\n\u70b9\u4eae\n\u9ede\u4eae<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d said:<\/p>\n

\nRegarding standards and conventions, even officially recommended ones, for things like language and writing, views and practices vary in different places, and at different times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nWhen it comes to P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span>, another factor to keep in mind is that due primarily to cultural prejudice, P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> has simply not been used much overall, relatively speaking, especially as a full writing system on its own. So, it has not really gone through much of the process of receiving the widely agreed upon tweaks and refinements that a system typically receives as it gets tried out and put to extensive use by many people.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As a relatively \u201cyoung\u201d alphabetical writing system, P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> can often benefit from following the example of a more \u201cexperienced\u201d alphabetical writing system like the English writing system. It seems reasonable to conclude that this is the case with \u201cLi\u00e1nh\u00e9 Gu\u00f3<\/i><\/span>\n((Li\u00e1n\u00b7h\u00e9\nUnited \u00b7 {Closed \u2192 [Joined]}<\/span>\n\u8054\u5408\n\u806f\u5408<\/span>)\n(Gu\u00f3\nNations<\/span>\n\u56fd\n\u570b<\/span>)\n\u2192<\/span> [United Nations]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d following the word separation example of \u201cUnited Nations\u201d. In contrast, \u201cLi\u00e1nh\u00e9gu\u00f3<\/i><\/span>\n(Li\u00e1n\u00b7h\u00e9\u00b7gu\u00f3\nUnited \u00b7 {Closed \u2192 [Joined]} \u00b7 Nations \u2192<\/span> [United Nations]<\/span>\n\u8054\u5408\u56fd\n\u806f\u5408\u570b<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d is kind of like \u201cUnitednations\u201d\u2014significantly harder to decipher and read.<\/p>\n

The above-mentioned MEotW post concludes:<\/p>\n

\nIn the end, what matters most re how anything is written is not just what is officially recommended or what happens to be popular among changing, imperfect humans. Rather, what matters most is what really works best to accomplish the goal of writing: To communicate to readers. This is especially true when God-honouring and life-saving Bible truths need to be communicated. So, this blog and the other P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resources will continue to seek to render P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n{Piecing Together} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> in ways that maximize how clearly, easily, effectively, and appropriately it communicates with readers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Indeed, \u201cqi\u0101ngj\u012b<\/i><\/span>\n(qi\u0101ng\u00b7j\u012b\ngun \u00b7 striking \u2192<\/span> [shooting]<\/span>\n\u67aa\u51fb\n\u69cd\u64ca<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\u00e0n<\/i><\/span>\n({long, narrow table or desk} \u2192<\/span> [incident]<\/span>\n\u6848)<\/span>\u201d is easier to decipher and read as two separate words, similarly to how \u201cshooting incident\u201d is easier to decipher and read than \u201cshootingincident\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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